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US 2026/0131749 A1Published application
Bumper including non-linear spring
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle frame having a frame-rail end. The frame-rail end has a vehicle-forward face and a vehicle-rearward face. The vehicle includes a bumper vehicle-forward of the frame-rail end. A rod supports the bumper on the frame-rail end. The rod is fixed to the bumper and slidably extends through the vehicle-forward face and the vehicle-rearward face of the frame-rail end. A head is fixed to the rod and is retained vehicle-rearward of the vehicle-rearward face by the frame-rail end. A spring is on the rod. The spring has a non-linear spring rate.
Claims19
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle frame having a frame-rail end, the frame-rail end having a vehicle-forward face and a vehicle-rearward face;
- a bumper vehicle-forward of the frame-rail end;
- a rod supporting the bumper on the frame-rail end, the rod being fixed to the bumper and slidably extending through the vehicle-forward face and the vehicle-rearward face of the frame-rail end;
- a head fixed to the rod and retained vehicle-rearward of the vehicle-rearward face by the frame-rail end;
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- a spring on the rod, the spring having a progressive non-linear spring rate.
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